For 103 years the remains of an unknown World War I soldier lay in a grave in France, a mystery to historians and to the Australian Army, until now.
From the ABC
Curators work hard to maintain the Australian War Memorial's exhibits, collections and war artefacts in mint condition. Here we continue our look back at some of the Memorial's exhibits over the years
From Canberra Times
Today marks the 106th anniversary of the start of the four-day Battle of Lone Pine, one of the deadliest battles of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War.
From Mirage news
A University of Wollongong history student is partly responsible for a new tour taking people back in time to walk the streets of Kiama during World War I.
From Kiama Online News
The US Army declared Wilkins missing in action in July 1950 during the Korean War, and his remains were finally discovered 70 years later. Walter was a teenager the last time he saw his brother.
From Army times
A new book by Wide Bay author Tony Matthews reveals what it was like for the survivors of the Australian hospital ship Centaur after it had been torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in 1943 and sunk about 80km north-east of Brisbane.
From Noosa today
“I Weave What I Have Seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan” is “a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than 40 years”. On display at the ANU, Canberra.
From Canberra city news
When Danusha Cubillo began looking into the life of Corporal Dolly Garinyi Batcho, she started out with just a photo and a name.
From the ABC
Narooma's last surviving WW2 veteran, 'Jim' Pollock passed away at IRT Dalmeny on Friday, July 9.
From Narooma News
Brendan Nelson will officially unveil the new Berrigan Memorial Wall on 12 November 2021.
From southern riverine news
105 years ago, an attack at Fromelles was ultimately a futile military operation. And for more than 90 years, the remains of 250 Australian and British soldiers lay in a forgotten mass grave on the outskirts of Fromelles village. Including Private Alex Clingan.
From our website
The Manna Gums on the Malmsbury-Daylesford Road in Daylesford is the site for an Aboriginal Peoples Memorial Avenue, opened at the conclusion of NAIDOC Week
From the wombat post
The next few weeks will see our readers going back in time to the Australian War Memorial that we were familiar with in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. This week we look at a range of displays which attracted many visitors.
From Canberra Times
After almost 20 years of research and relentless work, Malaya and Korean War veteran, Matt Rennie, has almost finished identifying and recognising all of the forgotten soldiers buried at the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) section of the Ipswich General Cemetery.
From Ipswich News Today
This is a story of how a group of five ordinary men — a mechanic, a cook, duco sprayer, sheep farmer and a labourer — beat the odds, 80 years ago.
From the ABC
Air Force veteran Margaret Sutherland has officially become the first Australian woman to receive the US Air Medal.
From Bendigo Advertiser
Museums are caught in the crossfire of our increasingly toxic political debates around Empire, race and the past.
From the Guardian
WWI nurse Annie Egan will be honoured in Gunnedah more than a century after she contracted the Spanish flu and died while caring for returning Australian soldiers. Former Governor General of Australia General Sir Peter Cosgrove to unveil the memorial.
From northern daily leader
The Science Museum Group and Imperial War Museums have teamed up with a deep tech AR company to create holographic exhibitions.
From Blooloop
The Sydney Jewish Museum's free app, SJM Voices, offers the opportunity to listen to the testimonies of Holocaust survivors, perpetrators, witnesses and experts. Listen to the voices of history on your device as you move through the Museum.
From Sydney Jewish Museum
I weave what I have seen: The War Rugs of Afghanistan is a testimony to the creativity and resilience of Afghan weavers who have faced the devastating effects of war for more than forty years.
From the ABC
Vietnamese-American photographer, An-My Lê's work "On Contested Terrain" is on view at the Fort Worth Museum in the US through Aug 8
From NBC 5
An exhibition has opened in Berlin dedicated to the 14 million refugees who fled from Eastern Europe at the end of World War II.
From DW
MidCoast Council is seeking community assistance to find the missing words on a plaque on Coopernook's War Memorial, as it begins restoration work.
From Manning River Times